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Council debates whether city-run farmers market should set rules for political booths after complaints
Summary
Public commenters raised concerns about political campaigning at the now city-run farmers market; council discussed free-speech limits, enforcement of behavior rules and next steps for staff to draft policy options focused on conduct rather than content.
Several members of the public told the Federalist City Council Sept. 2 they were upset to see political campaign booths and literature at the city-run farmers market and asked the city to set clearer rules. Roger Magnuson told the council he encountered a table he described as promoting "antisemitism" and said such content should not be permitted at the market; other speakers said political booths had distributed flyers and that the market’s rules did not make political…
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